no DISWASHER

I am preparing to live my life with only a human washer of dishes.  We’ve spent years eliminating excess stuff, downsizing possessions & square footage. Re-training ourselves after years of ingrained longing for “more” has been tough.  Beginning Spring 2017, we will have limited access to water & power –only what we can produce or capture.  The dishwasher will be the toughest obstacle.  Because of the enormous amount of cooking we do, our dishwasher cycles at least once per day, and there is still a sink full of hand-washable items left.  Maybe the answer is a really deep farmhouse sink to hide the dishes left after I’ve met my hand-washing-insanity limit.  This next Call honors water conservation.  Maybe they have a solution…

Check out this Call for Entries from New Mexico State University (Las Cruces, NM) for the Annual Banner Project, that is themed after the water-conservation show being held in conjunction inside the gallery.  This is a VERY visible show.  Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Water Banners

 

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists

MEDIA:  Open to all media that can be represented on a 2D banner.  All work must be inspired by issues concerning water rights, drought, and water conservation.

DEADLINE:  January 4, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $25 for 3 to 5 images

JURORS:  Marisa Sage, Curator of “Water! What is it Good for?” & Director of the UAG, the UAG Exhibition Review Board & Julia Barello, Academic Department Head of the NMSU Department of Art

AWARDS:  6 artists’ work will be reproduced onto high-quality outdoor banners and hung on the banner systems installed on the outer walls of D.W. Williams Hall. This is an exciting opportunity to have thousands of viewers see your work as they drive off of interstate 10 or 25 down University Avenue past the campus of New Mexico State University. *It is unclear whether artists will get to keep the banners after the exhibit.  I have asked.  Once I have an answer, I will update the post.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!